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Johns said the technology was a way for police to cross-check license plates with police databases. He said officers would have probable cause to make an arrest or issue a citation if they found motorists in violation.

On Friday, Jindal said the practice posed a fundamental risk to privacy. He said that the data collected through the scans could also be stolen or misused.

If the bill had passed, a pilot program would have allowed the practice until 2021.